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Fetal movement offers the opportunity for observing fetal behavior in utero. Parents, curious to know their child's sex, frequently request visualization of the fetal genitalia.

During second-trimester ultrasonographic examinations it is usual to see fetuses explore their body and their environment. They handle their own feet, head, genitalia, umbilical cord, and so on.

We recently observed a female fetus at 32 weeks' gestation touching the vulva with the fingers of the right hand. The caressing

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